# Foundry Services

Washington’s Foundry Gambit: How State Intervention Forced a Silicon Valley Realignment

Apple and Intel have signed a preliminary foundry agreement following significant intervention by the U.S. government, which now holds a 10% stake in Intel. This deal, part of a wider state-led effort to reshore semiconductor manufacturing, sees Silicon Valley giants like Apple and Nvidia diversifying away from TSMC in favor of a domestic, state-supported supply chain.